The Roy Green Show

Late yesterday Andrea Skinner, interim board chair of Hockey Canada resigned her position. Ms. Skinner has been widely criticized for statements she made to the parliamentary heritage committee in which she "100%" supported the HC management team which is hearing public demands to resign or be fired in the wake of the $8.9 million Hockey Canada says it approved in 21 out-of-court sexual assault allegation settlements since 1989.

Guests: Anthony Housefather. Liberal member of parliament and member of the parliamentary ethics committee which had questioned Andrea Skinner earlier in the week.

Allison Forsyth. Former Canadian Olympic skier, board member at AthletesCan (representing Canadian national teams athletes). Partner/COO at ITP Sport. Safe sport consulting and programming agency. Allison Forsyth was sexually assaulted by former national ski team coach Bertrand Charest, eventually sentenced to 12 years in prison for sexual assaults on numerous skiers, but had his sentece reduced because he was judged "low risk" by reoffend by the Parole Board of Canada.

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As the world faces an energy cruch and Europe an energy crisis, we look at what ultimately happened to multi-billlion-dollar energy projects which were set to be built and put into operation in Canada, delivering significant revenue to our national treasury and providing our allies with the energy they and the world still require. 

What happened to projects like Teck's Frontier mine, Northern Gateway and the Energy East pipelines? There was the Pacific Northwest LNG pipeline and British Columbia export terminal, as well as the Prince Rupert LNG project. Is it possible in today's Canadian regulatory environment to satisfy the process to build an oil or natural gas project from the start and how many years will securing permits take? Is investment money for Canada dried up because investors don't believe Canada is willing to bring its vast resources to the international marketplace?

Guest: Professor Ken Coates. Canada Research Chair in Regional Innovation. Johnson Shoyama School of Public Policy, University of Saskatchewan. Personal and professional interests, aboriginal rights, northern development, science, technology and society. Books include Arctic Front: Defending Canada in the Far North and What to Consider if You're Considering University.

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Last weekend and this weekend, as well as in the weeks to come WrongfulConvictionDay.com will be acknowledged and spoken about in Canada and in the United States. Canadians who had nothing to do with the vicious crimes, including murder, for which they were convicted and often spent many years imprisoned. It can happen to anyone.

Guests: Ronald Dalton, President Innocence Canada. Ron Dalton was wrongfully convicted of killing his wife. He spent years in prison before his innocence was proven.

James Lockyer. Assistant Professor of Law at McGill University and the University of Windsor. Criminal lawyer for 45 years and a founding director of Innocence Canada. James Lockyer has been involved in high profile cases in which he demonstrated the convicted person was in fact innocent of the crime. - Names you will recognize: Guy Paul Morin, first degree murder - David Milgaard, capital murder - James Driskell, first degree murder - Stephen Truscott, capital murder - Robert Baltovich, 2nd degree murder - There are at least 30 more cases, including that of Ronald Dalton.

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OPEC and what's happening to the price of oil as OPEC cuts back on oil exports and how will this affect Canadian consumers drivers, including the price of gasoline at the pump. - Russia is part of OPEC.

Guest: Dan McTeague. Former Liberal MP and president of Canadians for Affordable Energy.

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Ukraine. It's successes, its needs and the West's support as Ukraine continues to fight for its survival against Vladimir Putin's Russian army. How does a leading economist calling for the demise of Vladimir Putin view the situation? What are Ukraine's realities as far as its economy is concerned? And how long/well can Russia withstand economic and other sanctions applied by the West?

Guest: Anders Aslund. Economist and author of: Russia's Crony Capitalism, Aslund was a senior economic advisor to both Russia and Ukraine (at different times).

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Today’s podcast:

Hockey Canada wobbles badly at parliamentary committee hearing. Testimony by board chair Andrea Skinner, defending HC management does not go over well. Tim Hortons, Bank of Nova Scotia and Telus have withdrawn their HC sponsorships, Hockey Quebec is withholding player registrations fees from Hockey Canada and the Ontario Hockey Federation is poised to do the same.

Guest: Anthony Housefather. Liberal MP, Montreal. Member parliamentary committee investigating Hockey Canada. Described Skinner's support of Hockey Canada management team as "Trump like."

Remember what the Hockey Canada scandal began with? A secret fund to pay settlements to victims of sexual abuse by players on national teams. Some $8.9 million had been paid already and in recent days the news became more concerning.

Guest: Allison Forsyth. Former Olympic skier (2002), Board member at AthletesCAN (Cdn national teams athletes). Partner/COO at ITP Sport. Safe sport consulting and programming agency. She was sexually assaulted by former national ski team coach Bertrand Charest, who was eventually sentenced to 12 years in prison for sexual assaults on numerous skiers, but had his sentence reduced because he was judge "low risk" to reoffend.

Health Canada approves the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 booster vaccine that targets the BA.4 snd BA.5 strains of the Omicron Covid variant. This is for those 12 years of age and older.

Guest: Dr. Isaac Bogoch. Infectious diseases specialist, Toronto General Hospital and associate professor of medicine, University of Toronto.

Danielle Smith wins UCP leadership race and is Alberta premier-designate.

Guest: Professor Duane Bratt. Political science, Mount Royal University, Calgary. Author Blue Storm: The Rise and Fall of Jason Kenney.

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Hockey Canada wobbles badly at parliamentary committee hearing. Testimony by board chair Andrea Skinner, defending HC management does not go over well. Tim Hortons, Bank of Nova Scotia and Telus have withdrawn their HC sponsorships, Hockey Quebec is withholding player registrations fees from Hockey Canada and the Ontario Hockey Federation is poised to do the same.

Guest: Anthony Housefather. Liberal MP, Montreal. Member parliamentary committee investigating Hockey Canada. Described Skinner's support of Hockey Canada management team as "Trump like."

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Remember what the Hockey Canada scandal began with? A secret fund to pay settlements to victims of sexual abuse by players on national teams. Some $8.9 million had been paid already and in recent days the news became more concerning.

Guest: Allison Forsyth. Former Olympic skier (2002), Board member at AthletesCAN (Cdn national teams athletes). Partner/COO at ITP Sport. Safe sport consulting and programming agency. She was sexually assaulted by former national ski team coach Bertrand Charest, who was eventually sentenced to 12 years in prison for sexual assaults on numerous skiers, but had his sentence reduced because he was judge "low risk" to reoffend.

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Health Canada approves the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 booster vaccine that targets the BA.4 snd BA.5 strains of the Omicron Covid variant. This is for those 12 years of age and older.

Guest: Dr. Isaac Bogoch. Infectious diseases specialist, Toronto General Hospital and associate professor of medicine, University of Toronto.

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Danielle Smith wins UCP leadership race and is Alberta premier-designate.

Guest: Professor Duane Bratt. Political science, Mount Royal University, Calgary. Author Blue Storm: The Rise and Fall of Jason Kenney.

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